Winch



J. HELSTROM Feb.l4,l'950 WINCH Filed March 26, 1945 I V EN TOR.

Patented Feb. 14, 1950 UNITED s'rn r WINCH a I J ulmer HelstromfCoohMinrifi Q mal am with 26 45 S ri No: 4st!- '5 Claims. (01154- 137) This inventionrelates to windii'ig drums or winches, the principal object being to provide such a drum assembly with 'e'illcient means for both operating andj'co'ntrolling same within a minimum of space; thus'providihg such an instrumentality lpa'rtic'ularly adapted for, installati o'n upon a truck or tractor Such asusedin the handling of pulp wood, smalllogs or the like, the sfame'being somewhatv similar to my. copen'ding p t nt lica n. S al .N- 67.6 o Pa ,em No. 2,4e3,9se, date d',l ylarch' a, 1 49, fora winch. Anothernobject isjo provide a drum of'this character .having operating meansat one end ,toi-tjteac'taamyang drawing :Ioraking, or transmitting purposes,

Intheassembly hereshown, one of these hydraulicengaging means isemployedin each end of the winding drum .l, thelatter being'enlarged alike at;bothends;

transmission from the shaft 2 to the drum bein illustrated at.3, and that forthe braking means is shown at 4.

The end 5 of the power is somewhat reduced forco nvenient assembly for driving means hereshown as a bevel gear 6. keyed -:;or-' otherwise, fixed thereto and meshing with the take-of!- pinion as might-- extend ;:from any source suchv as, a truck, ,tracton or the like as previously stated. It suchis the case; it is obvious that-some form of bracket supports as-in- "dicatedat 8 and .9..must. bet'providediandierna- I hating from the samevehicle or whatever, the

source may be, here not shown.

The bearings for the drum shaft 2 within the bracket 9 are shown as at In and H; while the one at the opposite end and upon the bracket 8 is shown at l2, and like, or equally eflicient bearto form a suitable housing I therefor, the annular housing for the power transmitting shaft 2,

part of this application wherein like refentional hydraulioengaging means, either for ings for the drum lupon the shaft '2 are shown at |3"and'-'l4.'- 1 Itis to" be noted that the end of the shaitbpposite to that 'just" describedas 5, is somewhat enlarged and 'also provided with a ring-like flange l5 spacedinwardly from the extreme stepped end and alsooccurr'ing substantially centrallyof'the enlarged housing '3 of the drum I. This flange or'rimprimarily forsupport of a stepped'head |6as clearly illustrated, and also carries the'hydrau'lic expansive engaging means, which, in this instance, acts'as'a' clutch, thus a1;- tached'to the 'shaftandopti'onally engageable withthe drum'for'rotating same.

This stepped head carries" the hydraulicallyoperated expansive frictionband carrying shoes I! and i8, and evidently must have pipe connec- -tion with its 'flu'id'sourceas suggested at "[9, which may be hand controlled by any practical means The'plpe connectionat 2U leadsfrom'the i expansive chamber?! for expanding the opposed termini of the band'shoes l1 and I8 and thence into a suitable hole in the flange'licommunicating "with the radial hole 22" leading to the 25 axial hole 23in theshait 2. This latter hole 23 is only partly shown in Fig 1 due to lack of space, but it is more clearly illustrated in" Fig. "2 where its receivingend is fanned outwardly'as atfl as the inner terminus of the internally screwthreaded bore 25 receives'the axially adjustable plug'26 carrying the stuffing gland 21 of the fluid supply'pipe 28 which leads from the source previously indicated by the numeral l9 and about which, the shaft 2 rotates.

This stuffing gland is deemedsufiiciently coinmon and'obvious so as'notto require further ex- T planatio'n except that th'e pipe 28' must beprovide'd with 'a' suitable 'nut 3U externally 'of'the inner end ofthe plug 26'to'preventextrusion'of "the pipe-byjfluidpressure within the's'haft when the clutch-is "functioning; a "f Thus it is apparent that as the shsift Z-ro- "tatesfiand-it is desiredto rotate the drum, all that is'necessary is to manually c0mpres s the fluid in the pipe line just described w'rlriegrithe friction or'band' carrying members I! and It will function as a very efilcient clutch and thus'transmit"thennotioii'ofthe shaft 2' to the winding drum; f

"""Now the exact: arrangement of band-carrying shoes is established within the opposite housing 4 of the drum except that in this instance the stepped head 29, to which they are attached, is fixed as at 3| to the supporting bracket 9 of the assembly, and any application of the bands at this end of the drum evidently acts as a brake to the movement of the drum.

In this instance, the fluid pipe 32 leads from a manually controlled supply suggested at 33 similar to that at l9, and both of which, may be juxtaposed any place most convenient for the operator; thus affording ideal control of the drum and an assembly exceedingly simple and compact.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A winch operating device comprising; a power shaft, a winding drum normally freely rotatable upon said shaft, an hydraulic clutch mechanism having expansive shoes carried-by 'a' n'd rotatable with said shaft for coactive engagement with one end of said drum for driving same from said shaft, clutch operating means, fixed supportting means adjacent the opposite end of said shaft, an' hyd'rauli-cbrake mechanism supported upon said fixed means for coactive" engagement with the opposite end'of said drum, and inde- :-pendent fluid pressure lines for each of said hy- 'draulic means, said clutch operating means comprising an'expansive fluid chamber adapted to expand said'shoes'to engage one end of said drum,'a bore axially of the end of said shaft adjacent said clutch, a fluid supply line leading from the inner end of said bore to said chamber.

a plug installed within said bore, an'adjustable stulflng gland installed axially of said plug, and

one of said fluid-pressure-lines extending axially within and through said gland and plug and hav ing a flange on the end-thereof withinsaid bore.

2. A winch comprising a power shaft, a winding drum normally freely rotatable onsaid shaft, said drum having a flange'on'each end thereof, an

hydraulic clutch mechanism having band shoes,

said clutch being carriedby and rotatable with "i said shaft for driving'said drum from said shaft, said clutch being engageable with 'one' of said flanges, an hydraulic'brake mechanism fixedly carried adjacent'the opposite end' of said drum.

said flanges to stopthe'rotation'of said drum, a manual control for said brake, and control means for said clutch comprising, a manually controlled fluid source, an expansive fluid chamber adapted 'to expand said shoes toengage said flange, a bore axially of the end of said shaftadjacent said within and through said gland and plug, said last mentioned line having a flange on the end thereof within said bore.

3. A Winch comprising a power shaft, a flanged said brake being engageable withthe other ci winding drum normally freely rotatable on said shaft, an hydraulic clutch mechanism having band shoes said clutch being carried by and rotatable With said shaft for driving said drumfrom said shaft, said clutch being'engageable with one "of said flanges, a'brake mechanism fixedly carried adjacent the opposite end of said drum to stop the rotation of said drum, control means for said brake, and control means for said clutch comprising a fluid source, means to control said source,

tioned line having a flange on the end thereof within said bore.

4. A winch comprising a power shaft, a winding drum normally freely rotatable on said shaft, an hydraulic clutch mechanism having shoes, said "clutch being carried :by and rotatable with said shaft for driving said drum from said shaft and said shoes being engageable with said drum to effect a driving connection between said shaft and drum, and control means for said clutch comprising a fluid source, means to control said source, an expansive fluid chamber adapted to move said shoes to engage said drum, a bore axially of the end of said shaft adjacent said clutch, a fluid supply line leading from the inner end of said bore to said chamber, a plug installed within said bore, a fluid supply line leading from said source and extending axially within said plug to connect said first mentioned fluid supply line to said source, said second mentioned supply line being secured against removal from said plug, and means for preventing the loss of fluid from said bore. a I

5, A winch comprising a power shaft, a winding drum normally freelyrotatable on said-shaft, an hydraulic clutchmechanism having shoes, said clutch being carried by and rotatable with said shaft for driving said drum from said shaft and said shoes being engageable with said drumto effect a driving connection between said shaft and drum, and control means for said clutch comprising a fluid source, 7 means to control said source, an expansive fluid chamber adapted to move said shoes to engage said drum, a bore axially of the end of. .Said shaft adjacent said clutch, a fluid supply line leading from the inner end of said bore to said chamber, a plug installed .within said bore, a, fluid, supply. line leading from said source and extending axiallywithin said plug to connect said first,me ntioned fluid supply line to said source, said second mentioned supply line being secured against removal from said plug and a stufling gland installed axially of said plug and having said second mentioned fluid supplyline extending axiallytherethrough. JULMER HELSTROM,

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of. record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Ferguson Aug. 17, 1943 

